clews

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the cords used to suspend a hammock
plural of clew
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The sheets so attached to a sail
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The lower corner(s) of a sail to which a sheet is attached for trimming the sail (adjusting its position relative to the wind); the metal loop or cringle in the corner of the sail, to which the sheet is attached. On a triangular sail, the clew is the trailing corner relative to the wind direction
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A roughly spherical mass or body
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Yarn or thread as used to guide one's way through a maze or labyrinth; a guide, a clue

Not often did Jesse James leave a clew to his identity when he galloped away from a crime of violence, back into the mysterious Nowhere whence he came.

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to raise the lower corner(s) of (a sail)
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to roll into a ball
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{n} a ball of thread guide, corner of a fai
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{v} to raise the sails, to draw up
Elsie Clews Parsons
orig. Elsie Worthington Clews born Nov. 27, 1875, New York, N.Y., U.S. died Dec. 19, 1941, New York City U.S. sociologist, anthropologist, and folklorist. She was trained in sociology. Her early works, advocating women's rights, included The Family (1906) and The Old-Fashioned Woman (1913). She later turned to anthropology under the influence of Franz Boas and Alfred L. Kroeber. Her Pueblo Indian Religion (1936) and Mitla (1936) remain standard studies of Pueblo and Zapotec Indian cultures. She also produced notable collections of West Indian and African American folklore
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The after lower corner of a sail where the foot and leech meet
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a ball of yarn or cord or thread
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To move of draw (a sail or yard) by means of the clew garnets, clew lines, etc
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Bottom rear corner of sail
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A ball of thread, yarn, or cord; also, The thread itself
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{f} raise or lower using a clew (Nautical); roll into a ball, coil
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A lower corner of a square sail, or the after corner of a fore-and- aft sail
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A lower corner of a square sail or the aft most corner of a fore-and-aft sail [from Ned Myers]
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the lower aft corner of the sail
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Device that connects several ropes or cables to one, usually stronger, rope or cable
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{i} ball of yarn; corner of a sail (Nautical)
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evidence that helps to solve a problem
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Bottom corner of a sail
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Bottom back corner of sail
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Yarn or thread as used to guide ones way through a maze or labyrinth; a guide, a clue
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The cords suspending a hammock
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The corner of the sail where the leech meets the foot
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To direct; to guide, as by a thread
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The lower corner of a mainsail, jib or genoa and either lower corner of a spinnaker attached to the sheet
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The lower after corner of a sail
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Metal or wood piece, usually a triangular plate, with a single hole at one corner and multiple holes across the opposite side Used for changing from single line to multiple lines
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A ball of thread or yarn
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A loop and thimbles at the corner of a sail
clew
The lower corner(s) of a sail to which a sheet is attached for trimming the sail (adjusting its position relative to the wind); the metal loop in the corner of the sail, to which the sheet is attached. On a triangluar sail, the clew is the trailing corner relative to the wind direction
clew
1) The lower corners of a square sail, "and the after lower corner of a fore-and-aft sail " (Underhill) 2) The lines attached to those corners and used to haul the clews upward to the yard for furling
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alternative spelling of clue
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esp
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to draw up the clews of a square sail to the yard
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Evidence leading to recovery of a missing sail
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That which guides or directs one in anything of a doubtful or intricate nature; that which gives a hint in the solution of a mystery
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To haul a square sail up to a yard previous to furling by means of clew lines
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A combination of lines or nettles by which a hammock is suspended
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roll into a ball
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A device, usually steel plate or iron ring, that allows the transition of a number of lines into one
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